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Tanzania: 25,000 hectares in Kibaha to be planted bamboo trees
- The Guardian
- 22 October 2024
The company intends to cultivate bamboo in phases, beginning with 8,500 hectares, and is applying for carbon credits with Gold Standard.
UAE’s Al Dahra plans to expand its business in Egypt
- Arabian Business
- 22 October 2024
UAE-based agribusiness venture Al Dahra plans to expand its business in Egypt amid the African country’s bid to promote investments in different agricultural sectors.
RSPO finds Samsung palm oil subsidiary violated Indigenous rights in Sumatra
- Eco-Business
- 21 October 2024
PT Inecda, a Samsung subsidiary, violated the RSPO sustainability standards by failing to obtain consent from an Indigenous community in Sumatra before clearing more than 5,000 hectares of forests for palm oil plantations.
Algeria-Saudi partnership: A new agricultural pole of 20.000 hectares
- Echorouk
- 21 October 2024
A new agricultural hub is expected to be embodied in an Algerian-Saudi partnership in strategic agriculture and dairy cattle on an area exceeding 20,000 hectares in the wilaya of El Menea (Southern Algeria).
Laos durian dreams grow as plantations rise to feed China
- Nikkei
- 19 October 2024
One Chinese company that has joined Laos' durian rush is Jiarun, an infrastructure builder that has vowed to establish the world's largest durian plantation in Attapeu, a remote province in southern Laos, on 5,000 ha it has secured on a 50-year lease from the Laotian government.
Video: TIAA exposed: Pesticides and land grabs harming black communities and the climate
- CUNY
- 18 October 2024
TIAA is the world’s largest landgrabber, having acquired over 3 million acres of land in a little over a decade, often in places impacted by land-related violence, such as Brazil, Colombia, and in the United States, Phillips County Arkansas.
Liberia: Sinoe superintendent supports shady oil palm operations
- The DayLight
- 16 October 2024
Sinoe County’s Superintendent Peter Wleh Nyensuah is backing an oil palm company’s illegitimate operations against a local community demanding its rights and holding the firm accountable.
Pilleurs de Terre : à qui profite l’impunité ?
- Pressenza
- 14 October 2024
Pilleurs de Terre est un long-métrage documentaire réalisé par Fanny Paloma Escobar, qui suit les luttes des communautés autochtones contre les accaparements de terres par des filiales du groupe Bolloré, au Cambodge et au Cameroun. À travers cette interview, elle partage son parcours, les défis de la réalisation, et ses espoirs pour l’avenir de son film.
See what the LDS Church is now buying for $289 million
- Salt Lake Tribune
- 12 October 2024
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will add 46 farms covering 41,554 acres — or about 65 square miles — in eight US states to its vast portfolio, further bolstering its standing as an agricultural “titan.”
World Bank’s IFC must pay reparations to Honduran farmers, US court rules
- Mongabay
- 11 October 2024
US court orders the IFC to pay nearly $5 million in reparations to members of Honduran land defense movements who faced violence at the hands of security forces linked to a Central American palm oil corporation that received a $30 mn World Bank loan in 2009.
Algeria-Italy partnership: Major agricultural project begins in November with 3,000 hectares
- ISN
- 10 October 2024
The Italian agricultural group Bf Spa, in partnership with the Algerian National Investment Fund (Fni), is launching this high-tech regenerative farming initiative that will initially cultivate 3,000 hectares of durum wheat, with plans to expand to 10,000 hectares of dried legumes.
La chute d’un agro-business étatsunien accapareur de terres : faillite d’une nouvelle imposture pour exploiter l’Afrique
- Oakland Institute
- 09 October 2024
Il est désormais clair qu’African Agriculture ne tiendra pas ses promesses de « développement » de la région. Sur son lit de mort, l’entreprise doit restituer ses terres aux communautés du Sénégal, du Niger et de Mauritanie.
Demise of a land grabbing US-agribusiness: The latest in failed scams to dispossess Africa
- Oakland Institute
- 09 October 2024
The downfall of US-based firm African Agriculture is being closely watched by Senegalese communities who have struggled for years for the return of their lands.
Acaparamiento de tierras, mares y atmósferas
- La Voz de Galicia
- 07 October 2024
Existe un proceso de acaparamiento de tierras, mares y atmósferas por parte de las corporaciones industriales y financieras, generando una nueva dinámica de territorialización de los vientos, aguas y sol. Esta nueva fase parte de un cambio en el concepto del territorio.
Massive Riverina farm sold to Aussie investors
- Weekly Times
- 07 October 2024
Australian agricultural investor and developer GO. FARM, with the help of Qantas Super backing, has acquired the 2666ha Dellapool Aggregation, formerly owned by Ferrero, the global manufacturer of famous brands such as Nutella, Ferrero Rocher and Kinder Surprise.